Notre Dame Cam McDaniel, right, lays a big hit on cornerback Joe Romano during a football practice on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Notre Dame linebacker Jarrett Grace (59) lays a hit on quarterback Tommy Rees during a football practice on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Sara Holderbaum, a sophomore at Marian High School, shears a sheep during the first day of Ag Days on Friday, April 13, 2012, at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds in South Bend. Ag Days runs through Sunday. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Silver Hawks pitcher Jeffrey Shields throws to a Dayton batter in the first inning of a baseball game on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at Coveleski Stadium in South Bend. The Silver Hawks won 1-0 after 10 innings. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Couple weeks back, I shot a bit of Indiana University’s Little 500 Miss-N-Out cycling races while I was in town visiting friends from college. Although I shot a lot of stuff on my “normal” cameras, I also exposed three rolls on my Holga. With a couple days off from the daily grind, I finally got around to processing and scanning the negatives. (Click on a thumbnail below to view a larger image.)
I spent most of Monday covering Dyngus Day politicking in South Bend. I’m not Polish or from South Bend so this was my first Dyngus Day experience. The day marks the unofficial start to the campaign season and drew several statewide candidates to the city. It was a long day, but a fun day as I got to shoot quite a bit of politicking amid smells of cooking Polish sausages.
John Gregg, a former Indiana House speaker, watches the proceedings during Dyngus Day on April 9, 2012, at the West Side Democratic Club in South Bend. Gregg is running for Indiana governor. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
U.S. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., speaks to the media before a Dyngus Day rally on Monday, April 9, 2012, outside of the St. Joseph County Republican headquarters in South Bend. Pence is running for Governor of Indiana. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Jesus, played by Edward Denny IV, bares the cross on the way to his crucifixion during the performance of "I Am He" on Friday, April 6, 2012, at Washington High School in South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Here’s a quick Silver Hawks media day sportrait I shot of Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Archie Bradley earlier this week. The Diamondbacks drafted him at No. 7 overall in the 2011 MLB draft, and I doubt he’s in South Bend very long before moving up. Look forward to seeing him pitch a few times this summer at the Cove.
Silver Hawks pitcher Archie Bradley poses for a portrait at the team's media day on Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at Coveleski Stadium. Bradley was drafted No. 7 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2011 MLB draft out of Broken Arrow Senior High in Broken Arrow, Okla. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Until this week, I had been procrastinating processing and scanning a couple rolls of 120 film. Part of this stemmed from the fact that I hadn’t really touched my Holgas since September. Recently, I picked them back up and started to shoot with them again. I did this in an attempt to once again get inspired and excited about photography in general. I love shooting with my Holgas as a way to decompress and rethink how I look at things visually. The result of my return from Holga hiatus was developing and scanning the rolls. To my surprise, one roll was shot in September during a vacation back home in Indiana while I was working in Wyoming. The last frame is actually from Cheyenne in July. (Click on a thumbnail below to view a larger image.)
Since moving back to South Bend, I’ve made a couple trips up to Silver Beach in St. Joseph, Mich. This was thanks in part to the unseasonably warm weather we’ve had. Also, the town is one of my favorite places on earth. (Click on a thumbnail below to view a larger image.)
A couple weeks back, I photographed Julia Frick, a local women who adopted two children she had cared for as a foster parent. The images were part of the Tribune’s ongoing investigation and coverage of the Indiana Department of Child Services.
Julia Frick helps Matthew Frick with some homework on Thursday, March 22, 2012, in the backyard of her Elkhart home. Frick wishes the system worked more cooperatively with foster parents. These kids are not a lost cause, she says. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)
Julia Frick loads a game into an Xbox 360 for her son while holding her daughter, Jazzie, on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at her Elkhart home. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)